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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-11

The handsOmest woman / ever saw Wa
one who took great care Of her health. When
| knew her she Wa over 30. but no girl II is
that have ever seen had roster cheeks or
brighter eyes OF course she was naturally
fine licking, tut the attention she gave 20
matters Of hygiene added % and preserved
her beauty What did she do, ] don't know
that can recount all, but ] remember her
telling me she took IA sponge bath every
morning was particular about the vcntila-
tion Of her apartments; took long walks
when she could. ate but little meat, much
fruit and cereals whenever she could get
them Another thing she did which she
tried without success 70 get ne 70 do, She
drank her coffee without milk or cream,
diluted with water
The reason She took Der coffee 80 was b.
cause her physicians told her II was healthier
10 drink it in this way Whether the prac-
tice added % her personal charms or not !
don't know On the whole she was certainly
repaid for her systematic habits, and as GER
tainly there was nothing arduous about the
performance Of them. Nor was there any
thing bizarre about them as, II seems % me,
there is about the following account read
Of Chicago belle:
"To keep the suppleness Of her figure she
stands one hour daily fifteen minutes at a
time. with her hands on her hipe before Il
long mirror, and bending her knees out from
each other she sinks slowly down 20 the floor
rs low as possible, then ~ slowly uprising
meantime moving her arms in any direction
20 their utmost length, out or up, forward or
hack until when she stands erect they are
ready 70 he placed on her hips again.
Zach movement is repeated, every time a
little accelerated, until at the end Of thirteen
minutes II is done quickly, and fine color is
in her cheek She then lies down on per-
fectly fat couch, without pillow, until her
breath comes smooth and regular, as il will
In the two minutes left in her quarter Of an
hour When she plays good deal Of tennis
she cuts down her exercising one hall" or
course, the benefit 20 be derived from this
procedure is not 20 he questioned, whatever
may be thought Of IL besides. IL j. easy TO
Ne her whole body thus receives good exer-
else adding TO the grace Of her own form,
beautifying her complexion and making Der
stronger and healthier San Francisco Post.
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Disorder in Pari. Theatres.

IN Paris noisy demonstrations. az least
10 the interior Of q theatre. are no longer
considered good form. and they have bee
come exceedingly rare. but DO the prov
inces the public are very Jealous Of their
rights. and on Tie slightest proyocaton
assert them by wh.stilns 40 any unf0rtun-
ate actor who may happen Co incur disc
pleasure As far back as 1913. O. police
ordinance undertook 20 put q stop 20 Tie
practice by f0rbiddinc under penalty ~ the
stocks anything calculated 20 disturb the
good order of q theatrical performance.
This however remained dead letter and
the same may be said Of the modern regu-
iati0us 900 the subject which forbid all acts
in places ~ amusement that d. any way
prevent spectators from seeing OI hearing
the Performance Were they to bee enforced
they would have % be- applied against those
who applaud a. Well a. against those who
hls. We're this not done there would Dee
% manifest contradiction in Furnishing o
man for giving "a shrI whistle which
after all. does not drown either the woods
Of The actor or the music of the orchestra
while those who by c.applng their hands
stamping with their feet az humping On
the floor with canes and umbrellas are
allowed % continue unm0lested and tO re-
commence az pleasure ln reality. APP
plause does more Co. interrupt perform
ance than any expression of dlsapproba-
0n.-Paris Cor New Orleans P.cayune.
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JENNY LlND's BEGINNING.
A Delicate swedish Girls Tirst step, on
the Road to PANE.

Early ia Ibis century-Is-O-there was
born 70 a poor swedish couple a delicate.
Insignificant looking child She was
chrisiened Jenny. the family name Of
Lind being added ia the register almost -
40 afferthOught. since it seemed hardly
possible that tie child would outliye is
day of baptism Ionihs passed. the lit
re one lived, but could not be said o.
thrive Herr Lind the father. had a
small school in Stockholm He was as
sisted by his wife who seems 20 have
taken almost no interest in her little
daughter. for az The baby grew into ca
pac'fy for walking aud moving about the
mother left her entirely % the care Of an
ignorant woman who locked the child ID
q room while she went ont % work.
But in the tiny delicate frame u this
baby was something which showed itself
even then ~ spark ~ the divine fire
Before she could speak plainly the child
could -.n--Lot merely catching tune
and carrying On the melody. bat singing
80 that passers ly in the street beneath
tie window ~ Tie room where the child
was kept under lock and key w0u.d pause
~ listen 20 the remarkable bird Ike note.
Presently when The little girl bad grown
~ her gth year. some one heard this mar
velous irlling and voca.izaf.on. and en-
tered the house ~ ind ont who was tie
sOncstres- There Size sat. perchei mp JOB
the window. cold. hungry and fuched
looking with q tily kitten go her arms. %
whOm-baby that She was-she was sing
ing DOB "a voice IKE thrush. taking every
note with hint of that dramatic finish
which made her .n later years magnetic
a. The dullesf soul
This chance inquiry may be- said fo have
decided Jenny Lind future remefn-
beg her saving ~ me one DAY that she re-
carlel all the accidents of her childhood
a- peculiar and dramatic" Certainly
this one was such. for the casual passer by
was Nine Lundberg. a well known
actress in Stockholm and q woman II
sufficient penetration ~ see that some
thing should De done az once for and with
this neglected but inspired child Forth
with Nine Luuiterg went for Croelius
then the most advanced singing master in
Europe and. taking him 10 the attic
which held tie little y ghungaie babe
him prepare t0 be- electrified But 70 ap-
pears that Cr0eu- with one glance 40
the child. almost laughed aloud Pow
er'y. delicate health and l0neiInes, had
combined t0make Der ,o ulatiractive that
a. She stood before Dim De could not rea.-
ize that any voice could redeem the awk-
ward form and flin -ail0w face. u which
tle eyes alone seemed luminous from the
first impression which they bad produced
But when little Jenny sang. tire tr-t
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A unne the Tartars of the ukrnIne hocts

Among the Tartars OF the UkrniDe oooes
made Of red leather are generally worn
This tact gave rise 81 a form Of torture
prasticed. as an act Of revenge. by the
handiiti " DO formerly infested that region.
The victims skin WAS cut round the upper
part Of his legs and then torn of by The
feet. Some years ago the chief Of des-
rerate gang Of robbers became 80 trouble
some that large reward was offered for
his capture A Russian soldier managed
20 secure the robber and % hand him over
70 his commander Instead Of being exc
cuted the robber was set ~ liberty. He
had amassed wealth and was able 10 pay
the commander a large sum ~ release
him.
One day. shortly after the capture. the
soldier was surprised % receive visit
from the rObber chief You caught me
once, =" said he 20 the soldier. "hut before
YOU set out upon another expedition in
search Of me VIII give you pair Of TEL
boots for the journey. Having uttered
this terrible Threat. the robber escaped.
The soldier. knowing II he gave a chance
the threat would be executed. and having
no confidence in his commander honesty,
determined 10 take the administration Of
justice in his own hands He pursued The
r0bber. and after several days tracked him
% a cave Entering with cooked pistols
in his hands, he found the robber "lou
promised me. said he. "a pair 81 red
boots. / am come 20 be measured for
them" and then shot the chief dead Oh
the spot. The Arg0naut
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A peculiar case Of bOOrishness j. re-
ported a. occurring az the Leland Opera
house the other evening A young gentle
man who had invited young lady 20 at
tend the opera with him was unable 20
get consecutive seats Nos 81 aud p on
a certain row were the best he could get
He bought the seats, however. ard eX-
planned the situation 10 the young lady
"Oh. il won matter" she said doubt
less the person who has No - viii readily
exchange With this in view they
started out last evening, and upon arrival
al the opera house found No % already
occupied. The owner was an early conner
But contrary 10 their expectations no
amount OF polite persuasion could induce
the occupant TO move The smile OF
beauty and the threats Of brute force alike
had no effect and our two friends took
their separate seats with final helpless
protest. The occupant Of No. % did not
move once during the performance, nor
20 out between the acts, and strange 10
relate. when the audience filed out and
the house was left dark and silent, No. %
was still occupied Drunk On, no II
was always occupied by-a post Albany
Journal
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70 New York found TALBOT ALIAS coJkINLf
Reyes portrait in Byrnes' book. Grim.
mails II America. and thu ncori 40 police
headquarters
Sarne Hugh T.. Courtney. alias. Lord Devon;
crime forgery. az. -. color. W birthplace
England. height o.. weight ~. nose regular
face. thin. eye. gray. arrested by Ofcer Dusen-
berry date. Nov. g. ISL
The result was real sensation IN a Newark
paper and the sudden vanishing ~ Reggie
Tie Young man went 20 49, Inspector Byrue
before he quite disappeared. tut was not ar
rested as there wac n0 charge against him,
and the Newark people 90 not want him
prosecuted Indeed. they seem angry az The
newspaper Tor exposing the clever Young
swndler and one ~ them says Boz wishes al
thc reporters in fhe world were in Zone Big
hole. with "a Stone on Top Several other -
cent operations of tLe suave Young English
man have come 90 light since thr Newark exc
pose Its probable fhat "Ie-ie. rghtfll
name is Clinton. and that he ls t1e nominal
,on NJ lodgeseeper al, Che Ear. % Devon
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IeprOsy in furope.

Dr. Ernest Besiner lately made a report
70 the French academy upon the reap
pearance Of leprosy in Europe The dis
ease, he says, has had disquieting de
yelopment in Spain, chiefly in the province
Of Valencia, whence large quantities Of
fruit and greens 20 10 Paris and other
French cities But the disease he main
tains, can only be- transmitted from man
by the ground or by water or air. Neither
IS il hereditary. Tie bacillus OF the dis
ease j, similar 90 that oi tuberculosis. DC
may even be- the same species. The best
means 90 prevent infection consists .n
proper attention 90 hygiene. cleanliness
and careful Diet Chicago News.
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water line with a double covering Of wood,
which again "a incased m a skin q copper,
thus enabling the vessel t. remain long
time IN tropical waters without having %
dock The armored deck divides the interior
Of the vessel into two separate parts In the
lower are the machinery. boilers. coal. all
ammunition water reservoirs and part 81 the
provisions. In the upper part are. in many
compartments. the provisions u the com
mAnder officers and crew. az well a. all the
other requisites necessary for the vessel and
the machinery. a large proportion Of the
compartments are filed with coal. and thoss
Immediately touching the sides with cork
The Irene IL provided with al the modern
appliances for baking. cooking. distilllng.
and also with apparatus for making ice She
carries provisions and fresh water D. last for
months All the cabins are lighted by cleo
tricity. and can. when necessary be heated
with steam. Great centrifugal ventilators
provide for fresh air As means Of propulsion
the Irene has two screws Of five meters diane
ter The two engines are Of {. 900 horse power,
and will produce a speed Of Is 10 knots The
coal bunker hold 900 tons The armament
consists Of IA fifteen centimeter guns, exceed
ingly well placed The crew will number 80
men, more than 80 Of whom are engine' r.
and stokers The Irene cost about g. l25 go,
exclusively VI the armament, which Will cot
tl7J.DO
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VI IL Bee a French savant, declares
that civilized humanity is losing the sense
Of smell. As compared with savage hu-
maniiy. il may be said 20 have lost IL
already The worst Of il j. that NJ.
Le Bee predicts the loss Of the nose itself,
as a necessary consequence Of It's Joss Of
functional power The size II the present
nasal appendage Of one u the races that
have been longest civilized encourages US
10 hope that VI lie Bee lthe name excites
suspicion is a false prophet II he l. not
We will have to revise our standard Of
comeliness. 1T may be that the civilized
man Of the future will see no beauty in a
Greek statue unless IL has lost IL nose.
which, IT j. true. is the case with most Of
them st james Gazette
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zen az the forth COL NICHOLAS SMITH
coming wedding In fact, several notes, all
more or less Ieppery, passed between the
gentlemen, and the colonel finally gave them
to a big New York paper, and now all the
world knows the story. In one Of them Col
Smith consgns Ovington 20 that "shopkeep-
ing limbo from which be had been lifted by
the gallant colonel This IL a neat way u To-
minding Mr. Ovington that be l. a dealer IN
china and not a gentleman according % Col
Smith idea Of things. The colonel himself is
pompous, thin wafsted. and gray haired. He
married Ida Greeley. the gifted daughter Of
Horace Greeley, and. il is claimed. has long
since spent her little fortune, though 10 was
not gone tiu after her death M. ovington
SAYS some fifty gentlemen have told him
Smiths demand was prenosterous. And i5
must be- So for T. Berry Wall the king &
TIE dudes. and an iniallb.e authority quite
agrees With Mr. Ovlngtous fifty friends
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As ONE WHO wA1cHeTH.

Lean ou, against the DART with vaxue surmise;
Shadows weigh down abe world. and heavy
night
Gives % dim promise of q heavenlv hghf-
Yet furn. . soul. toward tbs east thine eyrs;
nor say that day las cone ~ben faint lights
creep
From far -. icy pointed starr; nor dream
To End thy cheer 10 Pickering iaf~rs CLEAN,
yor seek the al forgetfulr-ss q sleep.
Bu, waich-ihouzh darkness teal against thine
ey-s.
cr.-u thy caseulenfs rice-Oe Just 70 marx
Tns faiutssr flush that gtrs the awful dark;
o soul look ever toward the eastern skis
Margaret Delant.
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b witnessed hy but very small number q
persons. and half hour n i exhausts any
tut the most vigorous player Thy made
a match q tweuty-one games fV 5000 .
side and the championship q the world Ir.
Casev went 70 Ireland and lot SIX - tbe ten
game PLAYED and low Mr. LAwlcr has come
70 America and Casey has heaten him even
straight game. the to'al score beng ~ q
The court in which theSe games were played
Is IN Brooklyn. j. sixfy-hve feet long twenty
four feet vide and ffir'y-fve feet high. ~
side walls faced With Portland cement and
The floor q hard white pine plank The rules
q the game are simple s line is drawn
acros the court .or alley tehind which
sands each PLAYER On h.s side. II b. knocks
the tall ~ that j s'r.kes the ground tef0re
passing back over that line be- los point.
and If be- miszes IL when sent "a him the
same TIE game may h. played by two,
three Or four on each SIDE rut for Amateurs
tLrs- and three are t@~t The players can
divide the SPACE on their side a. they IKE ~
they may put one or two On the lne and The
other one or two back a them. N a. o. cover
a. many points a. possible. The sslA con
sleis in Judging On the instant the tall leaves
the opposite PLAYERS hand al what angle 4
vii strike the hack val. and consequently
at what angle II wall leave II. also ~ striking
the hall 10 a. ~ make = take A. unexpected
an angle a. lfs-itie. and thus cause a MIS- oD
the other side The player al-0 has The Irlvi-
lego n striking Do against The side wall. $50
that 10 viii rebound against the back wal
and thence lu turn - - the oIpel'e side.
but this D. a very fancy stroke indeed u
i, tcarcely Necessary o. add that such game
both require and develops the utmost quick
Dess of eye and hand that il exercises every
part II the body and that half hour ~ Il
Leave the player IN profuse I@rsIiration
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Il is a funny story that u the Smith
Ovington trouble. and RAY b. briefly -
i0wu here as follows.
+ j. Ovington took % wife handsome
Young woman u Louisville. Ky. namel
George Maizs. For best man he selected
Col Nicholas smith believing him % d. a
man Of wealth position and gentiemauiy in
stlncts The wedding passed Of with great
sciat Then Mr. Ovmeton gave his daugh-
Ter. q cOmely young woman OF about the
same age a. his bride IN marriage 10 an in
innate friend. Col Nicholas Smith was ~
course asked 20 the wedding But be didL I
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English religious papers are again pro-
testing against the over decoration Of
churches at harvest home festivals. At q
recent festival in a Lancashire church the
sacred ediflce was about filled with sacks
Of potatoes and great quantities Of beets,
turnips, carrots, apples, pears, tomatoes
and huge vegetable marrows. Alto
gether II looked more like green grocer
shop than a church.-New York Tribune
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One of the fashionable things in fancy
work is q Noahs ark quilt The quilt can 10
Of serge, cloth, satin sheeting or plain cream
sheeiing, and Is designed and commenced by
The lady who undertakes it. II she is an ex-
perienced worker she embroiders or appllques
the Noah ark, which is near the center OF
the quilt, but placed high up. The animals
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sona;ion Of til e
English swell. and
be may now ~ ex-
p-cts-i 20 appear
somewhere IN the
west He was get
ting along famous
ly in Newark soci-
ally. though work
ing az q clerk desk
fer $40 a week.
when a young lady
thought D. iooke-i
Ike . confidence
man She saw arrest
III IN London. and
told a reporter
The reporter went
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lol-e NJ commons. where le remained
til lsl3. holding office as minor secre
tary of the treasury for five years. Ly
the death ~ bis father, in lss3. be- became
Lord Nolycrton, and Consequently had %
vacate his seat IN the lower house; but Us
Lord Wolverton he became a member OF the
privy council In 1850 Mr.. Gladstone re-.
turned 70 Office aud appointed him paymas
ter general In 1888 he was postmaster gen.
eral during the short Gladstone administra
ton He filed these various offices with
great credit, adding much ~ the success o.
his party.
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Certain h0ll0ws in hard sandstone near
Lima. Peru, We're ascribed by Lyel "a
ancient sea action before the rocks were
elevated above ocean level a resident
observer, however, finds the hOllOWs tC
be stil increasing in size and number. and
believes them to be due TO cleavage caused
by the growth OF hchens which live OIL
the rocks.-Arkansaw Traveller.
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4 NEW WAR SHIP.
The German Cruiser Irene. Recently Put
In Commission.

The German Cruiser Irene, Recently Put
In Commission.
Tic German navy has q new acquisition IN
the cruiser Irene The same is q a fyTe
hitherto not represented among its various
men II war. The Irene has an arrnored deck
which H. considerably yau.ted and on the
sides much below the water Llc She has
very beautiful forms aLi in sharpness ~
build does 10, y.eldt 20 tLe feefet cruiser
Her dimensions are lH1 me'sr- m lelrth
- meters 30 breadth and SD meter- .n depth.
The displacement is approximately 1870
tons Tie Irene was tli- tv the Fulkau
Machine company Stetfln. which la- already
tu.t several lare. vessels for the German
navy The hail - 81 s.csl and tle outer
covering ~ St.. D. provided from fle keel
upward O. ouetl.rl o. "a meier above tie
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"Fine stationery continued the jeweler,
"has become an important branch of orr
bus.ness Here's another within of The trade
Tor yog-the latest thing Boz stationery ls 4
.driglesf candle. Of course sou are sure
prised. but fancy candles are now part 4
The stationery business. can't cell you how
they are made-that IS our secret. bat they
viii burn entirely out and never drip a
drop Of their material - Philadelphia
Times
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Recorder McCord, Of the probate court in
Cincinnati. says that a. "a rule women arc
less selfish than men lie comes o. ihis cone
clusion after reading 100 old wills, in which
be found many cases whore tie husband
made provision o. cat Of the wldo" sup
plies in case She remarked, and n DDS whole
experience le has read but ono Hlll ~ q inaI-
RED woman wherein amy snch stipulation
was made respecting her LusoanA-New
York .uu.
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attend Ovington
wrote him not %.
for in the mean
time the colonel
had written Mr.
Oyington demand
ing $50 for ser
vices and expense
as gTOcmsman and
Ovington had sent
him flOO, together
with u very pep
perry note among
the contents u
which was the in
junction not 20 be
sa.n NJ Tho forth
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flint Baron Wolyer-
ton, and his mother
was a daughter Of
Hon. Pascoe Gren-
fell member Of par
lament The son
was torn Ia London
in 1894. was educa-
ted az the famous
Rugby school and
became a banker in
London but was
soon after. ID 1851,
clcctedtoropro-eu sent
LHH
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held o SERIES q
n~fings DID, New
YORK clty The
religion, public is
n0t only please u
with Der suot,s..
tIt d.. clarme d
with the manner
and APPEARANCE n
Pine FAIR preacher
Miss Noi~r ear
Ifef msiestanlat-
frflre rlt I- a
little below tlc n
dunn height with
blue ewes "a clear
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The LAT. Lord Mnlrertnn.

The Gladstone Liberals have Lost one Of
their best men-the Right Hon. George
Grenfell Glyn, Baron Wolverton, who died
recently He was a thorough and consistent
Liberal, earnest in his work and very able in
presenting his Vows HIS father was the
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John REGINALD TALBOT,
a snssc Young English swindier Once
known az Lord Courtney

John Reginald Talbot Is the name b. went
BY a, Newark. Y J., and BEAUTIFULLY did be
do that segment q the population iha;
calls ITSELF society in that pleasant city
Before thai be had been knswn as Hugh.
Lord Courtney. alias the FAR Of Devon. and
- on. His lay tlas always been TIE imp,r-
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hAvO5All PLAYERS.
Phil Casey, Worlds Champion. and John
Iavlor. of Dublin. Es-Champion.

EI-alderrnsn q Brooklyn Phil Casey and
John LAwior. Of Dublin, are doing their
pret,iest "a make handtail a national and
international GAM. and they certainly have
stirred up grsa, deal q Interest in H. The
game i a very pretty and exciting one, but
there are two ssrious objections 70 lit can